38th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150260539 | Three Dimensional Routing - One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for three dimensional routing are disclosed. For example, one embodiment includes receiving image data selected based on a viewer perspective from a memory. The image data is correlated with a depthmap generated from an optical distancing system and correlated with route data calculated from an origin point to a destination point using a geographical database and a routing algorithm. The controller compares a first distance, from the viewer perspective to a point correlated with the route data, to a second distance, derived from the depth map at the point. If the comparison indicates that the first distance is closer to the viewer perspective than the second distance, the controller inserts at least one pixel of a navigation illustration into the image data. The image data including the navigation illustration is transmitted to or stored in a memory. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260540 | INTERSECTION GUIDE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Intersection guide systems, methods, and programs acquire information on a path of a vehicle and acquire a travel direction of the vehicle at a guide intersection ahead of the vehicle on the basis of the information on the path. The systems, methods, and programs display a guide image that represents the travel direction superimposed on a portion of a forward scene ahead of the vehicle other than an image of the guide intersection, and a connection line image as superimposed on the forward scene, the connection line image connecting between the image of the guide intersection in the forward scene and the guide image. The connection line image is superimposed on the forward scene such that a length of the connection line image becomes shorter as a degree of approach of the vehicle to the guide intersection becomes larger. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260541 | MAP CONTENT MANAGEMENT - In a method and system for managing map content, an indication of a location of a building in a venue is received, and an aerial image of the building based on the location is obtained. A floor plan image of a floor of the building is received, wherein the floor plan image comprises a plurality of walls, and a user is prompted to align the floor plan image to the aerial image via a user interface. An indication of walkable areas on the floor plan image and an indication of a location of a feature on the floor plan image are received. A distance value for the floor plan image is determined, and a visitor user interface is provided for determining a route in the building for a visitor based on the distance value and the floor plan image. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260542 | ENERGY SCAVENGING STEP-COUNTER DEVICE AND RELATED STEP-COUNTING METHOD - A step-detection device for detecting the steps taken by a user (for counting) includes a transducer that generates an electrical transduction signal as a function of step mechanical activity. An energy scavenging system, coupled to the transducer, generates electrical energy starting from the mechanical activity in order to supply an output supply signal in response to the electrical transduction signal. A voltage-regulator generates a regulated supply signal from the output supply signal. A transmission stage, supplied by the voltage-regulating stage, initiates a wireless transmission indicative of step detection, that wireless transmission causing an increment of a step count at a remote location. The transmission stage makes the wireless transmission when the regulated supply signal exceeds a first threshold. Completion of the wireless transmission is indicative of the occurrence of a step. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260543 | BACKGROUND CALIBRATION - There is provided a method, comprising: acquiring results of a set of Earth's magnetic field, EMF, measurements; acquiring motion data indicating the angular rotation that the mobile device experienced during each of a plurality of EMF measurement pairs, wherein each EMF measurement pair indicates a measured first and a second EMF value; determining a bias estimate of the magnetometer on the basis of the plurality of EMF measurement pairs and the corresponding motion data by finding the bias estimate that minimizes distances between the measured second EMF values and the measured first EMF values rotated about the bias estimate by the corresponding angular rotations; and determining a correction factor corresponding to the bias estimate and applying the correction factor to the magnetometer readings. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260544 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THE PHYSICAL POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING DEVICE SENSORS - A system for calibrating physical position and orientation of an electronic device, including an electronic data device with core processor, permanent memory for storing a program, temporary memory for running a program, an electronic visual display, a display subsystem, a user input device, a motion detection subsystem, and an orientation detection subsystem; and a program with instructions that, when executed by the core processor, cause the electronic data device to visually display a two- or three-dimensional virtual representation of a user-selected physical space on the electronic visual display and to display a prompt for a user to mark initial calibration points in the displayed virtual representation of the physical space, wherein after a user marks at least one calibration point, the program causes the electronic data device to adjust and update the location and orientation of the electronic data device as it is moved within the physical space. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260545 | GYROSCOPE CALIBRATION - A method and system for a non-intrusive parallel surface calibration for gyroscopes in a mobile device are described. In a mobile device having a gyroscope, multiple rotation matrices can be determined based on readings from the gyroscope. Each of these rotation matrices corresponds to a chain of rotations that occur when the mobile device is picked up from a surface and later placed down on any substantially parallel surface. In some instances, three or more rotation matrices can be determined. Calibration parameters can be computed from the rotation matrices and can be used to adjust subsequent readings from the gyroscope. An eigenvector can be determined for each of the rotation matrices and those eigenvectors can be used to obtain the calibration parameters through an optimization process. The gyroscope calibration can be triggered by a change in the temperature of the mobile device. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260546 | ROTATING FIELD SENSOR AND ANGLE DETERMINATION METHOD USING THE SAME - A rotating field sensor includes four detection circuits and a computing unit. In the computing unit, defined are four first detection circuit groups each consisting of three detection circuits. Further, defined in each first detection circuit group are three second detection circuit groups each consisting of two detection circuits. The computing unit calculates an angle value for each of all the second detection circuit groups on the basis of the output signals of the two detection circuits, extracts one or more normal first detection circuit groups each of which is such one that all three angle values corresponding to the three second detection circuit groups fall within an angle range of a predetermined breadth, and determines an angle detection value on the basis of at least one of all angle values corresponding to all second detection circuit groups belonging to the one or more normal first detection circuit groups. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260547 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A measurement device for determining an angular position, having a magnet device and a sensor device that are rotatable relative to one another. The magnet device has a first north pole face of a first magnetic north pole and a first south pole face of a first magnetic south pole. The magnet device has a second north pole face of a second magnetic north pole and a second south pole face of a second magnetic south pole. The sensor device is located in a region between the first north pole face and the first south pole face and between the second north pole face and the second south pole face. The sensor device has a first magnetic field sensor and a second magnetic field sensor. The first magnetic field sensor and the second magnetic field sensor are spaced apart from one another for ascertaining a magnetic field difference. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260548 | VARIABLE RELUCTANCE SENSOR INTERFACE WITH INTEGRATION BASED ARMING THRESHOLD - An interface for processing a variable reluctance sensor signal provided by a variable reluctance sensor including an integrator, an arming comparator and a detect circuit. The integrator includes an input for receiving the variable reluctance sensor signal and an output providing an integrated signal indicative of total flux change of the variable reluctance sensor. The arming comparator compares the integrated signal with a predetermined arming threshold and provides an armed signal indicative thereof. The detect circuit provides a reset signal after the armed signal is provided to reset the integrator. A corresponding method of processing the variable reluctance sensor signal is also described. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260549 | INDUCTIVE DISPLACEMENT DETECTOR - An inductive detector for measuring the position of a first body relative to a second body along a measurement path comprises: a first body which comprises a substantially planar surface and a passive electromagnetic target; a second body which comprises a substantially planar surface facing the planar surface of the first body and an arrangement of laminar windings; said first and second body being configured such that the electromagnetic influence of the first body on the second body varies according to the position of the first body relative to the second body along the measurement path; wherein said passive electro-magnetic target comprises a first portion incorporating said planar surface and a second portion with a lower thickness than said first portion; whereby the second portion incorporates an insulating aperture. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260550 | Sensor Arrangement for a Rotatable Element - A sensor arrangement for a rotatable element comprises two coils capable of being driven by oscillatory drive signals to generate electromagnetic fields. The coils are in different positions overlying a cylindrical portion of the rotatable element that has a target feature configured to interact with the generated electromagnetic fields when the target feature is aligned with the coils. Alignment between the target feature and the coils occurs at angular positions of the rotatable element that are offset for respective coils. Thus, by detecting a characteristic of the signals developed across the coils allowing derivation of an angular velocity signal representative of angular velocity. Also, the degree of interaction between the target feature and the electromagnetic fields varies with the axial position of the rotatable element, differentially between the coils, allowing derivation of an axial position signal representative of the axial position of the rotatable element. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260551 | ENCODER AND DRIVE DEVICE - An encoder includes a positional information generation unit that generates first positional information based on a detected signal which is output by a sensor unit, and an IIR filter unit that outputs second positional information obtained by performing filtering on the first positional information and includes a counter unit which stores a predetermined high-order digit of the first positional information as a count value, an input unit which subtracts the count value from the first positional information to thereby generate input information, a computation unit which generates an internal computation result and output information on which filtering is performed, an output unit which adds the count value and the output information to thereby generate second positional information, and a changing unit which changes a value of the delay information when the value of the delay information falls outside of a predetermined range, and changes the count value. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260552 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A measurement device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first controller configured to output a control signal and a second controller configured to perform a first control and then to perform a second control based on the control signal output from the first controller. The control signal designates both an input signal and a calibration signal to be converted into a digital input signal and a digital calibration signal, respectively. The input signal is input from an outside of the measurement device. The calibration signal is previously prepared. The first control is for selecting the input signal and converting the selected input signal into the digital input signal. The second control is for selecting the calibration signal and converting the selected calibration signal into the digital calibration signal and for calculating a measured value using the digital input signal converted by the first control and another digital calibration signal converted by a control performed before the first control. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260553 | VORTEX SHEDDING FLOW METER - The present invention relates in general to vortex shedding flow meters with enhanced sensitivity for sensing and measuring vortex frequencies. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260554 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER - An electromagnetic flow meter includes a measurement tube having a flange part, the flange part being configured to be coupled to a piping-side flange by a bolt fastening, a lining material configured to cover an inside of the measurement tube and an inner periphery area having a predetermined diameter of a coupling-side surface of the flange part, and an earth ring configured to be placed between the flange part and the piping-side flange. The earth ring has a ring plate part and a wall part formed along an outer periphery of the ring plate part. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260555 | Magneto-Inductive Flow Measuring Device - A magneto-inductive flow measuring device including a coil arrangement and a circuit for controlling a supply voltage of the coil arrangement. The circuit is designed to provide the supply voltage of the coil arrangement with a voltage curve sequenced as follows: A) the voltage rises from a starting voltage I up to an overvoltage II; B) in given cases, the voltage is held at the overvoltage II; C) the voltage falls from the overvoltage II down to a holding voltage V. The circuit controls the fall of the voltage from the overvoltage down to the holding voltage by tuning the voltage to at least two or more predetermined, intermediate, desired values III, IV. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260556 | ULTRASONIC TRANSIT-TIME FLOWMETER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAILURE IN AN ULTRASONIC TRANSIT-TIME FLOWMETER - An ultrasonic transit-time flowmeter and a method for detecting a failure in an ultrasonic transit-time flowmeter are provided. The flowmeter includes a first ultrasonic transducer and a second ultrasonic transducer, wherein the transducers each are configured to transmit and receive signals, wherein the signals are transmitted between the transducers and measurements of transit-times of the signals and a transit-time difference based upon the transit-times are used to calculate a fluid flow velocity. Further, the flowmeter has a first reference element and a second reference element, wherein the first and second reference elements each provide a reference signal, and an electronic controller, wherein a predetermined value is stored in a memory of the controller. A reference value based upon the reference signals is compared with the predetermined value and a failure of the ultrasonic flowmeter is identified based upon a comparison of the reference value with the predetermined value. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260557 | NONINTRUSIVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE IN REAL TIME - Performance of a gas turbine engine is monitored by computing a mass flow rate through the engine. Acoustic time-of-flight measurements are taken between acoustic transmitters and receivers in the flow path of the engine. The measurements are processed to determine average speeds of sound and gas flow velocities along those lines-of-sound. A volumetric flow rate in the flow path is computed using the gas flow velocities together with a representation of the flow path geometry. A gas density in the flow path is computed using the speeds of sound and a measured static pressure. The mass flow rate is calculated from the gas density and the volumetric flow rate. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260558 | ULTRASONIC FLOW METERING WITH LAMINAR TO TURBULENT TRANSITION FLOW CONTROL - Apparatus and method for ultrasonic flow metering of viscous fluids. In one embodiment, an ultrasonic flow metering system includes an ultrasonic flow meter, a flow conditioner, and a reducer. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a pair of ultrasonic transducers arranged to exchange ultrasonic signals through a fluid stream flowing between the transducers. The flow conditioner is disposed upstream of the ultrasonic flow meter. The reducer is disposed between the flow conditioner and the ultrasonic flow meter to reduce the cross sectional area of the fluid stream flowing from the flow conditioner to the ultrasonic flow meter. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260559 | VIBRATING SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH A ONE-PIECE CONDUIT MOUNT - A vibrating sensor assembly ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260560 | ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER HAVING PRESSURE BALANCING SYSTEM FOR HIGH PRESSURE OPERATION - A system is provided with an ultrasonic flow meter. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a first ultrasonic transducer disposed about a fluid flow path, and a pressure balancing system configured to pressure balance the first ultrasonic transducer relative to a fluid flow along the fluid flow path. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260561 | ACOUSTIC FLOWMETER AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLOW IN AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for determining the flow or the flow rate of a medium in an electrically conductive object, in particular a pipe ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260562 | WIRELESS LIQUID METERING DEVICE - A device for measuring the usage of a liquid, according to one embodiment, includes a first opening for receiving a liquid, a rotating portion positioned to rotate as a liquid passes through the first opening, a generator mechanically paired to the rotating portion, a power bank electrically coupled to the generator, an encoder for generating an indication of rotation of the rotating portion, a wireless transmitter, a circuit configured to generate information based on a rotation of the rotating portion and transmit the information using the wireless transmitter, a second opening for allowing the liquid to pass from the device and a housing coupled to the rotating portion and circuit. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260563 | STRUCTURAL UNIT FOR ARRANGEMENT ON A HYDRAULIC FLUID TANK OF A JET ENGINE - The present invention proposes a structural unit ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260564 | SENSOR - A sensor includes an electronic component having a conductive lead and a body portion, a first resin molded piece configured to receive and to hold the electronic component, a lead frame held by the first resin molded piece and electrically connected to the lead of the electronic component, and a second resin molded piece insert-molded with the electronic component, the first resin molded piece and the lead frame being insert parts such that a portion of the lead frame is exposed. The first resin molded piece has a recess portion at least in a wiring section in which the lead of the electronic component extends. The recess portion is filled with a potting material having an insulation property and an adhesiveness to the lead and to the first resin molded piece. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260565 | ON-TOOL MASS FLOW CONTROLLER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Mass flow controllers with on-tool diagnostic capabilities and methods for on-tool diagnosis of mass flow controllers are disclosed herein. One disclosed method includes effectuating a particular modification to the heating of the one or more heating-sensing elements, and monitoring one or more outputs of the mass flow sensor to obtain present data that characterizes a present operation of the mass flow sensor in response to the particular modification to the heating. Reference data is obtained that characterizes prior operation of the mass flow sensor, and the present operation of the mass flow sensor is compared to the prior operation of the mass flow sensor to assess whether the operation of the mass flow sensor changed over time. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260566 | REVERSE WEIGHING TRAY SCALE AND CONTROLLER - A reverse weighing system for measuring the amount of a food item which has been removed from a food serving tray is provided. A menu system interactive with the weighing system to provide ingredient and ingredient portion information associated with a purchased menu item is also provided. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260567 | CABLE COMPRISING TWISTED SINUSOID FOR USE IN DISTRIBUTED SENSING - A distributed fiber optic cable comprises an elongate body and a first optical fiber longitudinally housed in the body, wherein the fiber describes a sinusoid having an amplitude and a first wavelength along the length of the body and wherein the sinusoid rotates along the length of the body so as to describe a twisted sinusoid having a twist wavelength. A method for sensing an acoustic wave comprises a) providing a set of signals collected from the cable, b) processing the signals so as to divide the fiber in each twist wavelength of cable into a predetermined number of channels, c) measuring the amplitudes in each channel and calculating the maximum and minimum amplitude in a preselected length of cable, d) using the calculated maximum and minimum for the preselected length of cable to determine the amplitude and direction of the wave at the preselected length of cable. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260568 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH FLAME SCANNING - Methods and systems are described herein. One method includes scanning, using a sensor, a first wavelength range of refracted light emitted from a flame, revising a position of a prism and/or the sensor based on the scan of the first wavelength range, and scanning, using the sensor after revising the position of the prism and/or the sensor, a second wavelength range of refracted light emitted from the flame. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260569 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An optical measurement apparatus includes: a hollow cylindrical member having one plane with a first opening and the other plane with a second opening; a rotation mechanism for rotating the cylindrical member about a first axis; a support unit for arranging a light source at a measurement position which is on the first axis and from which the emitted light enters the cylindrical member through the first opening; a first reflection unit arranged inside the cylindrical member for reflecting the light emitted from the light source and entering through the first opening; a second reflection unit for reflecting the light inside the cylindrical member and propagating the light through the second opening along the first axis to the outside of the cylindrical member; and at least one third reflection unit for causing the light reflected by the first reflection unit to be incident on the second reflection unit. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260570 | Light to Frequency Converter Optical Sensor with Electronic Bias and Adjustable Gain - An improved light to frequency converter optical sensor and method using electronic bias. Adjustable gain also may be provided. A summing circuit sums electrical current from a photo detector and electrical current from a bias current circuit and provides the summed current to an integrator. A threshold detector comparator circuit has an input coupled to the output of the integrator and an output providing a series of pulses. The series of pulses has a frequency based on the light received by the photo detector and the electrical current from the bias current circuit. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260571 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT (TOF) RECEIVER WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE - The disclosure provides a receiver with high dynamic range. The receiver includes a photodiode that generates a current signal. A coupling capacitor is coupled to the photodiode, and generates a modulation signal in response to the current signal received from the photodiode. A sigma delta analog to digital converter (ADC) is coupled to the coupling capacitor, and generates a digital data in response to the modulation signal. A digital mixer is coupled to the sigma delta ADC, and generates an in-phase component and a quadrature component corresponding to the digital data. A processor is coupled to the digital mixer, and processes the in-phase component and the quadrature component corresponding to the digital data. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260572 | LONG WAVELENGTH INFRARED DETECTION AND IMAGING WITH LONG WAVELENGTH INFRARED SOURCE - An infrared detection system comprises the following elements. A laser source provides radiation for illuminating a target ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260573 | SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A spectroscopic measurement device includes a dark filter that is arranged on an optical path between an imaging optical system and a light detection unit and includes a plurality of regions having different transmittances, the filter being configured such that a fixed reflected measurement light and a movable reflected measurement light that are guided to a same point by the imaging optical system and form interference light are transmitted through a same region; and an arithmetic processing unit that obtains an interferogram of the measurement light at a transmittance corresponding to each of two or more regions from a detection signal of each pixel of a light detection unit when a movable reflection unit is moved, and obtains a spectrum of the measurement light based on the interferogram. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260574 | VAPOUR PHASE SPECTROSCOPY - A method is provided of obtaining a vapour phase spectrum of a compound. The method comprises providing an isolated condensed phase sample of the compound, vaporising the sample and supplying the vapour to an absorption cell of a spectrometer. A rate at which vapour enters the absorption cell is determined and a steady state concentration of vapour in the absorption cell is established. The spectrum of the vapour is then measured. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260575 | SEGMENTED CHIRPED-PULSE FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY - An emission can be obtained from a sample in response to excitation using a specified range of excitation frequencies. Such excitation can include generating a specified chirped waveform and a specified downconversion local oscillator (LO) frequency using a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), upconverting the chirped waveform via mixing the chirped waveform with a specified upconversion LO frequency, frequency multiplying the upconverted chirped waveform to provide a chirped excitation signal for exciting the sample, receiving an emission from sample, the emission elicited at least in part by the chirped excitation signal, and downconverting the received emission via mixing the received emission with a signal based on the specified downconversion LO signal to provide a downconverted emission signal within the bandwidth of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The specified chirped waveform can include a first chirped waveform during a first duration, and a second chirped waveform during a second duration. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260576 | SPECTROMETER - A spectrometer is provided. In one implementation, for example, a spectrometer comprises an excitation source, a focusing lens, a movable mirror, and an actuator assembly. The focusing lens is adapted to focus an incident beam from the excitation source. The actuator assembly is adapted to control the movable mirror to move a focused incident beam across a surface of the sample. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260577 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPECTROMETER - A multidimensional spectrometer encodes frequency information into laser pulses so that a frequency insensitive detector may be used to collect data for a multi-dimensional spectrograph only from intensity information and knowledge of a modulation providing the encoding. In one embodiment the frequency encoding may be done by a conventional interferometer greatly simplifying construction of the spectrometer. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260578 | COLOR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, METHOD OF MEASURING A COLOR AND COLOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A color measurement apparatus measures a color distribution of an object that includes a first substance and a second substance. The color measurement apparatus comprises an imager that captures an image of the object, the image being two dimensional and the image includes a first color feature of the first substance and a second color feature of the second substance. Furthermore, the color measurement apparatus comprises a calculator that calculates distribution information of the first substance and the second substance based on the image. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260579 | LIGHT CONDENSING UNIT, LIGHT CONDENSATION METHOD, AND OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM - Provided is a light condensing unit including a reflection member having a hollow dome shape a side wall of which is curved to be extended from a top portion toward a bottom portion, the reflection member having a mirror-finished inner surface, and a plurality of light irradiation members arranged around an outer wall of the reflection member and configured to irradiate an irradiation region of the top portion with light through a first opening portion formed in the outer wall. The reflection member includes a second opening portion formed in the irradiation region of the top portion, and a third opening portion formed in the bottom portion to face a light receiving lens of a light receiving unit, the light receiving unit being configured to perform a predetermined process on received light. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260580 | DISPLAY VIEWING DETECTION - In embodiments of display viewing detection, a presence module, implemented on an electronic device, enables a first sensor to detect an object responsive to detecting audio via one or more microphones of the electronic device. The first sensor generates data that is used by the presence module to determine that the object is within a viewing range of the electronic device and that movement of the object is below a predetermined threshold. The presence module then enables at least a second sensor to confirm the object is viewing a display of the electronic device. When the object is detected by the second sensor, the presence module enables the display for viewing by the object. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260581 | SELECTABLE LENS BUTTON FOR A SMART HOME DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a smart home device includes a front casing that is coupleable with a back plate to define a housing having an interior region within which one or more components of the smart home device are contained. The smart home device also includes an occupancy sensor that is disposed within the interior region of the smart home device and a button cap component that is positioned axially in front of the occupancy sensor. The button cap component is pressable by a user to actuate a switch that is disposed axially behind the button cap component. The smart home device further includes a lighting component that is positioned axially behind the button cap component. The lighting component is configured to disperse light circumferentially around the button cap component so as to provide a visual halo effect around the button cap component. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260582 | IR SENSOR SYSTEM, IR SENSOR MODULE, TEMPERATURE DETECTION MODULE AND CORRESPONDING CALIBRATION METHOD - An IR sensor system, an IR sensor module, a temperature detection module and a corresponding calibration method are provided. The IR sensor system has an IR sensor module including a pixelated IR detection area, which has a first control unit for controlling an IR measuring operation and a calibration operation, and a storage unit connected to it, and including a temperature detection module which is detectable in a pixel subarea of the IR detection area, the temperature detection module having a temperature sensor device and a second control unit connected to it. The geometric position of the pixel subarea on the IR detection area is storable in the storage unit. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260583 | DETECTION CIRCUIT, SENSOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A detection circuit includes a pyroelectric element, an amplifier circuit, a first switching element and a second switching element. The amplifier circuit includes a transistor in which a detection signal from the pyroelectric element is inputted to a gate. The first switching element interrupts an electric current that flows into the transistor. The second switching element interrupts a connection between the pyroelectric element and the gate of the transistor. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260584 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to devices for displaying the previous history of products, e.g. in relation to the development of temperature. The device according to the invention comprises a surface layer, an indicator layer, an activator layer and an optional delaying layer. Heating releases moisture which migrates in some embodiments first into the delaying layer and then into the activator layer. Here, an activator is mobilized and migrates together with the humidity into the indicator layer. A colour change occurs as a result of the interaction of the indicator with the activator in the presence of moisture, which change indicates that the critical temperature has been exceeded. The present invention further relates to a method for producing the device according to the invention and to applications of said device, e.g. in monitoring the temperature of sensitive products. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260585 | EMI-COMPATIBLE MECHANICAL TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD SENSOR - A thermal sensor may include a housing having a thermal contact member, an indicator coupled to the housing, and a thermal sensing element disposed in the housing in thermal communication with the thermal contact member. The thermal sensor may also include an actuator element in communication with the indicator and thermal sensing element. The thermal sensing element may be configured to expand in response to reaching a temperature threshold thereby engaging the actuator element and activating the indicator. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260586 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The temperature sensor includes an insulating film; a thin film thermistor portion which is formed on the surface of the insulating film with a thermistor material of TiAlN; the pair of interdigitated electrodes which have a plurality of comb portions and are pattern-formed on the thin film thermistor portion using a metal so as to face each other; and the pair of pattern electrodes which are pattern-formed on the surface of the insulating film and are connected to the pair of interdigitated electrodes, wherein at least a part of each of the pattern electrodes is formed of a conductive resin. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260587 | WIRELESS TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSOR AND SYSTEM, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - The present invention provides a wireless temperature and humidity sensor and system, and measurement method. The wireless temperature and humidity sensor comprises a substrate, a feeding network, an antenna and surface acoustic wave resonators, wherein the surface acoustic wave resonators are fed by said feeding network through said antenna. Said surface acoustic wave resonator comprises a reference resonator and measuring resonators. The resonant frequency difference between said reference resonator and said measuring resonators is used to modulate the temperature and/or humidity to be measured. Said system can monitor both temperature and humidity simultaneously, or monitor humidity or temperature selectively. Furthermore, frequency drift caused by aging of the sensor material and the connector is effectively suppressed by the differential modulation, thereby improving long-term stability of measurement and avoiding recalibration. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260588 | Device and Method for High Precision Fiber-Optic Temperature Profile Measurements in Long Length Areas - A high precision fiber-optic device and method are developed for measuring a temperature profile in a long length area. The temperature profile is derived based on a ratio between the intensities of anti-Stokes Raman and Stokes Raman backscattered components. The power output of the amplified pulsed optical radiation delivered to the sensing optical fiber via a reference optical fiber, is controlled such as to maintain a substantially fixed intensity level of the anti-Stokes Raman component of the optical radiation back scattered from the reference optical fiber. Controlling the output power of the of the amplified pulsed optical radiation is carried out based on a feedback representative of the intensity level of the anti-Stokes Raman component of the optical radiation back scattered from the reference optical fiber. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260589 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF ERRATIC SENSOR USING A DYNAMIC THRESHOLD - A system and method for detecting an erratic state of a monitored sensor includes generating a variation value for a monitored signal generated by a monitored sensor and a variation value for an estimated signal estimated based on a predictive signal generated by predictive sensor, where the predictive signal is predictive of the monitored signal. The monitored signal can rapidly fluctuate based on system operating conditions. A dynamic threshold value is generated based on the estimated variation value, and the monitored signal is compared with the dynamic threshold value to determine if the monitored signal is in an erratic state. The detection method is sufficiently sensitive to distinguish between rapid fluctuation of the monitored sensor and an erratic state. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260590 | WHEEL BEARING DEVICE WITH ATTACHED SENSOR - A sensor-equipped wheel support bearing assembly capable of estimating an accurate load value without depending on the frequency of fluctuation that occurs in an input load, is provided. A vehicle-wheel bearing ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260591 | MULTI-COMPONENT FORCE AND MOMENT SENSOR - A multi-component force and moment sensor includes a mounting assembly and a conducting assembly. The mounting assembly includes an upper cover and a lower cover coupled to the upper cover. The upper cover defines four concave portions. The lower cover defines four concave portions. The conducting assembly includes a cross beam and a plurality of sensors. The cross beam is positioned between the upper cover and the lower cover. The cross beam has four arms. Each arm is received in each concave portion of the upper cover and each concave portion of the lower cover. Each arm has four sidewalls. Each sidewall is inclined to a reference plane. Each sensor is attached to one of the sidewalls of each arm. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260592 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring a Preload of a Fastener - A method and apparatus for measuring a preload of a fastener. The method, which may be practiced at least in part by the apparatus, includes establishing an initial value associated with an absence of the preload of the fastener and providing an adapter and a transducer rotatably coupled to the adapter. The transducer may be positioned in contact with the fastener. The transducer is caused to direct an incident ultrasonic wave to the fastener and to receive a reflected ultrasonic wave from the fastener. Data associated with the incident ultrasonic wave and the reflected sonic wave is used to generate a modified value associated with the preload of the fastener, and the preload of the fastener is calculated based on a difference between the initial value and the modified value. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260593 | MIRCO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM PRESSURE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical system pressure sensor. The micro-electro-mechanical system pressure sensor includes: a substrate, including at least one conductive wiring; a membrane disposed above the substrate to form a semi-open chamber between the membrane and the substrate, the semi-open chamber having an opening to receive an external pressure; and a cap, disposed above the membrane and forming an enclosed space with the membrane, the cap including a top electrode corresponding to the membrane and at least one portion of the membrane forming a bottom electrode, wherein the top and bottom electrodes form a sensing capacitor to sense the external pressure. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260594 | Passive Pressure Sensing - A pressure sensor for sensing pressure of a fluid includes a diaphragm flexure and a crystal retaining flexure. The diaphragm flexure is designed to exert imparted force on the crystal retaining flexure. The imparted force is proportional to fluid pressure exerted on the diaphragm flexure. The pressure sensor further includes a resonator having a round outer perimeter. A portion of the crystal retaining flexure is positioned between the diaphragm flexure and the resonator. The crystal retaining flexure is designed to exert a load on the resonator. The load results from the imparted force exerted on the crystal retaining flexure by the diaphragm flexure. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260595 | Passive Pressure Sensing - A pressure sensor for sensing pressure of a fluid includes a diaphragm flexure and a crystal retaining flexure. The diaphragm flexure is designed to exert imparted force on the crystal retaining flexure. The imparted force is proportional to fluid pressure exerted on the diaphragm flexure. The pressure sensor further includes a resonator having opposing curved end portions connected to each other by a bridge section. A portion of the crystal retaining flexure is positioned between the diaphragm flexure and the resonator. The crystal retaining flexure is designed to exert a load on the resonator. The load results from the imparted force exerted on the crystal retaining flexure by the diaphragm flexure. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260596 | Pressure Sensor with Cover Layer - A pressure sensor comprising: a substrate having a measuring membrane formed therein; and an electrically conductive, cover layer, which has electrical contact elements and is electrically isolated from the substrate by an insulation layer. The cover layer is divided in such a manner that two independent measurements of the respective resistance between two contact elements are possible in two regions electrically isolated from one another. The regions of the cover layer serve to shield external electromagnetic influences from the sensor elements of the measuring membrane, to detect damage to the measuring membrane, as a well as for determining exact temperature. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260597 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSING STRUCTURE FOR A PRESSURE SENSOR INCLUDING A DEFORMABLE TEST STRUCTURE - A microelectromechanical sensing structure having a membrane region including a membrane that undergoes deformation as a function of a pressure and a first actuator that is controlled in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the first actuator being such that, when it operates in the second operating mode, it contacts the membrane region and deforms the membrane in a way different from when it operates in the first operating mode. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260598 | Pressure Difference Sensor and Method for its Manufacture - A pressure difference sensor includes a measuring membrane, which is arranged between two platforms and connected pressure-tightly with the platforms, in each case, via a first insulating layer for forming pressure chambers between the platforms and the measuring membrane. The insulating layer is especially silicon oxide, wherein the pressure difference sensor further includes an electrical transducer for registering a pressure dependent deflection of the measuring membrane. The platforms have support positions, against which the measuring membrane lies at least partially in the case of overload, wherein the support positions have position dependent heights, characterized in that the support positions are formed in the first insulating layer by isotropic etching, and the particular height h of a support position, in each case, is a function of a distance from a base of the support position in the reference plane. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260599 | GAGE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method, device and system for a gage pressure transducer including the making thereof are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a first diaphragm, a first pressure, wherein the first diaphragm is composed of metal; transferring, from the first diaphragm, to a first sensor, the first pressure using a first oil region, wherein the first oil region is disposed between the first diaphragm and the first sensor; receiving, at the first sensor, the first pressure; measuring, by the first sensor, the first pressure to generate a first pressure signal; and outputting, from the first sensor, to a first header pin, the first pressure signal, wherein the first header pin is electrically coupled to the first sensor using a first conductive glass frit. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260600 | PRESSURE SENSOR UNIT - A pressure sensor unit to be attached to an air inlet port of an air tool, comprising a valve portion configured to shut off an air supply from an air passage through an induction pipe insertion portion when an air induction pipe of the air tool is not inserted in the induction pipe inserting portion, and configured to open the air supply from the air passage into the air induction pipe by the valve portion being pushed by the air induction pipe when the air induction pipe is inserted into the induction pipe inserting portion. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260601 | PRESSURE SENSOR - Provided is a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of liquid flowing in a main flow path, including: an introduction flow path to which liquid is introduced from the main flow path; a pressure detection element having a pressure receiving surface and for detecting the pressure of liquid received by the pressure receiving surface in the introduction flow path; a diaphragm provided in a downstream-side end part of the introduction flow path and for transferring the pressure of the liquid to the pressure receiving surface while isolating a contact between the liquid in the introduction flow path and the pressure receiving surface; and a leak sensor for detecting a leakage of liquid into an internal space in communication with the pressure receiving surface. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260602 | HIGH PRESSURE FLAT PLATE TRANSDUCER - This disclosure provides example systems and methods for a high pressure flat plate transducer assembly. A transducer assembly is provided, which includes a transducer, a housing, and a transducer header. The transducer header can include a header front side configured for accepting the transducer and a header back side configured for mating with the housing at an interface between the header back side and the housing. The transducer assembly is configured such that a pressure exerted on the transducer compresses the interface between the header back side and the housing. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260603 | HIGH PRESSURE FLAT PLATE TRANSDUCER - This disclosure provides example systems and methods for high pressure flat plate transducer assemblies. A first example embodiment of the transducer assembly is provided, which includes a transducer, a housing, and a transducer header. The transducer header can be configured for accepting the transducer and for mating with the housing at an interface between the header back side and the housing. The first embodiment of the transducer assembly is configured such that a pressure exerted on the transducer compresses the interface between the header back side and the housing. A second example embodiment is provided that includes a one-piece housing having a built-in header portion configured for accepting the transducer. In this second embodiment, the interface adapter is configured for attaching to a mating surface and to the housing. In the second example embodiment, the transducer assembly is configured such that the pressure presses the transducer against the housing. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260604 | LOAD ESTIMATION APPARATUS, LASER LIGHT IRRADIATION SYSTEM, AND LOAD ESTIMATION METHOD - According to an embodiment of the invention, a load estimation apparatus which estimates a load added to a laser light irradiation apparatus is provided. In the load estimation apparatus, a focal length adjustment unit adjusts the focal length in accordance with a distance from a light source to a light irradiation position in a recording medium, the apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit which obtains control data in which the light irradiation position is instructed with a coordinate; an operation amount detection unit which analyzes the coordinate of the control data to detect an operation amount of the focal distance adjustment unit; a load value calculation unit which accumulates load value information of the focal length adjustment unit in response to results of comparing the threshold and the operation amount when the operation amount is detected. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260605 | REFRACTIVE-INDEX DISTRIBUTION MEASURING METHOD, REFRACTIVE-INDEX DISTRIBUTION MEASURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A refractive-index distribution measuring method includes the steps of measuring a transmitted wavefront of an object, determining a first refractive index distribution of the object based on a measurement result of the transmitted wavefront, determining a third refractive index distribution in a transmission direction of light of the transmitted wavefront based on information related to a second refractive index distribution of the object, and calculating a three-dimensional refractive index distribution of the object based on the first refractive index distribution and the third refractive index distribution. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260606 | MECHANICAL BEND, TWIST, PUSH AND PULL BLOWN OPTICAL CABLE TESTING APPARATUS - An apparatus, method, and system are disclosed for testing various properties of a sample, such as a cable or duct. The apparatus includes a duct and a plurality of radius controlling units. The radius controlling units are used to generate bends having a desired bending radius at different sections of the duct. Sensors are provided to measuring different forces and conditions of the sample or the duct. A controller can be provided for receiving sensor measurements and controlling various aspects of the test. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260607 | FLUID PROBE WITH FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSOR - Aspects of the present disclosure related generally to a fluid probe with one or more Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors. An apparatus according to the present disclosure can include a fluid probe configured to be positioned within a fluid flow section of a turbomachine; and a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor coupled to the fluid probe and configured to indicate a material property at a particular location on the fluid probe. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260608 | BACKLASH MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BACKLASH MEASUREMENT METHOD - This backlash measurement device measures the backlash existing between a first part and a second part that is provided with: a left pressing piece ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDETERMINING THE ONSET OF IMPENDING OSCILLATORY INSTABILITIES IN PRACTICAL DEVICES - A system for early detection of onset of oscillatory instabilities in practical devices is described. The system consists of a measuring device, an instability detection unit and a control unit. The measuring device is configured to generate signals corresponding to the dynamics happening inside the practical device. The instability detection unit is configured to diagnose the stability of the practical device from the signals that are generated by the measuring device. Further, the control unit is configured to control various operating parameters in the practical device based on the information obtained from the instability detection unit. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260610 | CYLINDER-TO-CYLINDER VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE - A cylinder-to-cylinder variation abnormality detecting device includes a rotational fluctuation detecting module that detects a rotational fluctuation among cylinders of a multi-cylinder engine; a rotational fluctuation type abnormality determining module that determines whether a cylinder-to-cylinder variation abnormality is occurring, from the rotational fluctuation; an air-fuel ratio detecting module that detects an air-fuel ratio; an air-fuel ratio fluctuation type abnormality determining module that determines whether a cylinder-to-cylinder variation abnormality is occurring, from a fluctuation in the air-fuel ratio; a frequency component type abnormality determining module that detects whether a cylinder-to-cylinder variation abnormality is occurring, from a particular frequency component corresponding to one engine combustion cycle; and a cylinder-to-cylinder variation abnormality determination finalizing module that finalizes determination of a cylinder-to-cylinder variation abnormality, if the rotational fluctuation type determining module determines an abnormality and the air-fuel ratio fluctuation type abnormality determining module determines no abnormality. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260611 | NONINTRUSIVE TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING TEMPERATURE AND VELOCITY FIELDS IN A GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - An acoustic transceiver is implemented for measuring acoustic properties of a gas in a turbine engine combustor. The transceiver housing defines a measurement chamber and has an opening adapted for attachment to a turbine engine combustor wall. The opening permits propagation of acoustic signals between the gas in the turbine engine combustor and gas in the measurement chamber. An acoustic sensor mounted to the housing receives acoustic signals propagating in the measurement chamber, and an acoustic transmitter mounted to the housing creates acoustic signals within the measurement chamber. An acoustic measurement system includes at least two such transceivers attached to a turbine engine combustor wall and connected to a controller. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260612 | PARAMETER DISTRIBUTION MAPPING IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A profile map of parameter values in a region is determined based on average values along linear paths through the region. In one example, a temperature map of a region of a gas turbine engine is created based on time-of-flight measurements from acoustic transceiver pairs arranged circumferentially around the region. A speed of sound for each transceiver pair is determined based on the time-of-flight measurements. An average temperature along each path is estimated from the time of flight, and the profile map is computed from the average temperatures. The profile map may be computed using a polynomial approximation technique, a grid optimization technique or a basis function technique. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260613 | METHOD OF CORRECTING UNIFORMITY WAVEFORM OF TIRE - A uniformity waveform for a tire (T) and a rotational phase of a load drum ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150260614 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ROAD CONDITIONS - A method for monitoring road conditions includes measuring a vehicle movement quantity associated with a present road condition. A respective position at which the measuring was performed is recorded. A road condition class is assigned to each of the positions by comparison with type calibration data. The type calibration data is pre-defined relations between vehicle movement quantities and road condition classes for a specific type of measuring unit and for a specific type of vehicle. The positions and assigned road condition classes are stored in a road condition database. A consolidated road condition class is determined for a target road section, by forming a distribution of stored road condition classes for positions within the target road section and selecting the consolidated road condition class to be representative for the distribution of road condition classes. The consolidated road condition class for the target road section is presented. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260615 | TOOL FOR SAMPLING PLANT MATERIAL, AUTOMATION COMPRISING SAME, SAMPLING CELL PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN AUTOMATION AND SAMPLING METHOD - A sampling tool includes a guiding body provided with a through bore, and a part-carrying punch mounted slidingly adjustable in the bore having a lower edge forming a cutting edge. A part-carrying die of the tool is provided with a cutting upper edge and separated from the guiding body by an opening provided with a through bore which the lower end of the punch enters when cutting the sample to be collected. An actuator to actuate the punch between an initial position, a stationary intermediate position, and a final position in which the punch passes through the die. The path of the punch is tangential to the surface of the opening and the bore is tangential to a geometric plane containing the surface to make a cut with an open contour in the plant from which the sample is collected. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260616 | Devices for Automated Sample Collection, Quantificatoin, and Detection for Insect Borne Bio-Agent Surveillance - Devices and methods for insect surveillance are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to devices for collecting samples of salivary fluid from insects and multiplexed high-throughput methods of screening insect samples for specific insect species, genetically modified strains, and insect-borne pathogens. An attractant is used to induce insects to deposit salivary droplets in a 2-dimensional microfluidic array having media-filled pockets sized to collect saliva from a single insect. The array for sample collection can be integrated with a microfluidic device for high-throughput processing of insect samples. The microfluidic device can be designed to perform multiplexed PCR or immunoassays, for example, for insect genotyping or pathogen detection. Devices can be used for screening populations of insects for arthropod-borne diseases, studying genetically modified populations released into the wild, determining the presence and quantity of specific arthropod species and pathogens, and delivery of bioagents. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260617 | PARTICLE IMPACTOR WITH SELECTIVE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Provided are impactors for detecting biologics having an adjustable separation distance between an impact surface and the intake aperture, including the exit of the intake aperture. The impactor has a sampling head having at least one intake aperture and an exit, an impactor base comprising an impact surface, wherein the impact surface opposibly faces the sampling head exit and is separated from the exit by a separation distance. The separation distance is continuously adjustable between a minimum separation distance and a maximum separation distance and can accommodate impact surfaces having different heights by positioning the impact surface, irrespective of height of the impact surface, at an optimal separation distance from the sample intake aperture, such as by a rotation-type mechanism with a change in distance indication provided to a user by a separation distance step indicator. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260618 | SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM - In accordance with an embodiment of a system for handling and processing chemical and/or biological samples, a MicroChamber comprises a substrate, a reservoir formed on the substrate for receiving a chemical and/or biological sample, and an encoder such as a barcode or other suitable device. The encoder encodes information describing at least one characteristic of the substrate and/or reservoir. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260619 | Method and Device for Processing Histological Tissue Samples - The invention relates to a method and to a device for processing histological tissue samples, in which tissue samples are cut and subsequently further processed on a specimen slide in an automated process. According to the invention an automation shall be achieved that is as complete as possible by moving the tissue samples in an automatic process from one process step to the next; in said process first of all a specimen slide printed on which automatically readable information is printed is supplied, a tissue sample is placed on said specimen slide, the tissue sample on the specimen slide is cut, the residual tissue is removed from the specimen slide, at least one more processing step of the tissue sample is carried out on the specimen slide and subsequently the specimen slide including the processed sample is discharged from the automatic process. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260620 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY STAINING GLASS SLIDES - The present invention relates to equipment for the automatic staining of biological samples, comprising:
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20150260621 | IHC, Tissue Slide Fluid Exchange Disposable And System - Apparatus and method for Immunohistochemistry, including a slide holder assembly fixture, a slide holder, a slide holder frame, and a slide holder frame assembly adapted to be placed in communication with a driving force to draw fluid through the slide holder. The slide holder may include an injection port that allows consistent fluid delivery and recovery, while minimizing the introduction of air bubbles. The slide holder may include a reservoir that allows for filling, soaking, rinsing, flushing, uniform antibody coverage of the tissue and reduces handling time, space, and errors, and one or more sample chambers. The slide orientation in the slide holder allows for visualization of label information and tissue to confirm adequate antibody coverage. A multi-port frame allows multiple assays to be carried out concurrently, and is removable from a vacuum manifold and allows for easy transport from the vacuum manifold to an incubator/refrigerator and back. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260622 | METHODS OF DEPLETING ANTIBODIES DIRECTED TOWARDS MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX - The invention provides a method of depleting anti-MHC antibodies in a sample comprising contacting said sample with one or more recombinant MHC molecules or functionally equivalent variants, derivatives or fragments thereof and removing at least the recombinant MHC molecules to which antibodies to said recombinant MHC molecules contained within the sample have bound. This method allows the depletion of one or more specific MHC particularly HLA allele antibodies from a sample. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260623 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SPRING STIFFNESS - The present invention discloses an apparatus for detecting spring stiffness which comprises a universal material testing machine, a loading beam of the universal material testing machine, a fixing rod of bracket for Belleville spring deformation detection, a movable clamping rod of bracket for Belleville spring deformation detection, a dial gauge, etc. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260624 | SNAP GRIP INDENTER MOUNT USED ON A HARDNESS TESTER - The present disclosure relates to a snap grip indenter mount, used on a hardness tester, particularly a microhardness tester, or similar apparatus. The snap grip indenter mount includes three major components—an indenter ball adapter, an upper housing assembly (or snap-grip male element) and a lower housing assembly (or snap-grip female element). The indenter ball adapter forms a ball-and-socket arrangement with the lower housing assembly. The lower housing assembly includes various set screws for fixing the orientation and symmetry of the indenter ball adapter with the lower housing assembly. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260625 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR FLOORING PERFORMANCE TESTING - In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor. The data analysis device is configured to receive the data packet, compare the measured zone capacitance values of the data packet to previously-measured zone capacitance values associated with the sensor underlayment into and generate a result therefrom. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260626 | System and Method for Determining a State of Compaction - A system for determining a state of compaction of a work material includes a roller having a vibration system. A controller is configured to determine the speed of the machine, determine an inclination of the machine, and determine an inclination power change based upon the inclination and the speed of the machine. The controller is also configured to determine the gross power loss resulting from the compaction operation, determine a vibration compensation factor based upon vibration characteristics of the vibration system, and determine the state of compaction of the work material based upon the inclination power change, the power loss, and the vibration compensation factor. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260627 | FIBER CONTENT ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method to determine fiber content of a fluid specimen involving measuring an initial torque development characteristic of the fluid specimen at specified conditions; and comparing the measured initial torque development characteristic of the specimen to initial torque development characteristics of control fluids of known fiber content at the specified conditions to estimate the fiber content of the fluid specimen. Also disclosed is a system to determine fiber content of a fluid specimen, involving a rheometer to measure the initial torque development characteristic of the fluid specimen at specified conditions; and a database of yield points of control fluids of known fiber content at the specified conditions for comparison with the measured yield point to estimate the fiber content of the fluid specimen. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260628 | DETECTION SCHEME FOR PARTICLE SIZE AND CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT - The present invention provides a system and method of particle size and concentration measurement that comprises the steps of: providing a focused, synthesized, structured laser beam, causing the beam to interact with the particles, measuring the interaction signal and the number of interactions per unit time of the beam with the particles, and using algorithms to map the interaction signals to the particle size and the number of interactions per unit time to the concentration. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260629 | PARTICLE BEAM FORMING DEVICE - A particle beam forming device for forming either a linear or conical particle beam from a particle source in which particles are dispersed in a gas, includes: a reduced-pressure vessel in which pressure is reduced; a particle beam generating unit, which has one end arranged outside of the reduced-pressure vessel and an other end arranged inside the reduced-pressure vessel, and which captures the particle source from outside the reduced-pressure vessel and introduces the particle beam into the reduced-pressure vessel; and a particle beam evaluating unit for evaluating a spatial distribution of the particle beam inside the reduced-pressure vessel. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260630 | PARTICLE SENSOR, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARTICLES IN THE EXHAUST GAS - Embodiments of a particle sensor are provided. In one example, a particle sensor for an exhaust system comprises at least two inlet openings for an exhaust-gas flow of the exhaust system, wherein the inlet openings are of different sizes, and at least two sensor elements, wherein in each case one sensor element is arranged downstream of one inlet opening. In this way, the relative proportion of different-sized particles within the exhaust-gas flow may be determined. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING QUANITITES OR SIZES OF LIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES FROM LIPOPROTEIN PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to methods for assessing quantities of spherical or substantially spherical lipoprotein particles or portions thereof present in a biological sample based on the measurement of free cholesterol and/or phospholipid content in the lipoprotein particles. The invention also relates to the use of the assessed quantities of the lipoprotein particles or portions thereof to determine whether a subject is at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases and cardiodiabetes. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260632 | SERPENTINE FLUID REACTOR COMPONENTS - Some embodiments of the present invention provide components for a serpentine fluid reactor which is optimized for one or more objective functions of interest such as pressure drop, erosion rate, fouling, coke deposition and operating costs. The components are designed by computer modeling the components individually and collectively in which the cross section of flow path is substantially circular under industrial conditions to validate the model design and its operation. Then iteratively the component designs are deformed and the operation of the deformed part(s) is modeled and compared to values obtained with other deformed models until the value of the objective function is optimized (e.g. at an extreme) or the change in the objective function is approaching zero. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260633 | CORROSION RATE MEASUREMENT - A corrosion rate measurement system includes a first membrane of a first material configured to be exposed to a corrosive material and deflect in response to corrosion. A second membrane is configured to be exposed to a corrosive material and deflect in response to corrosion. A pressure sensor is operably coupled to at least one of the first and second membranes and configured to measure deflection of at least one of the first and second membranes as a function of a pressure and an amount of corrosion at least one of the first and second membranes. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260634 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TESTING ADHESION OF A SEAL TO A SURFACE - One example of the disclosure relates to an apparatus for testing adhesion of a seal to a surface. The apparatus includes a first member and a second member movable relative to the first member. The second member includes a seal-contact member. The apparatus also includes means for biasing the first member and the second member relative to each other with a biasing force and an indicator on one of the first member or the second member. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260635 | Method And Apparatus For Assessment of Adhesion of Labels - An apparatus and method for assessing adhesion of labels applied to a bottle. A label adhered to the outer surface of the bottle is split vertically to form a leading end and trailing end of the label. The bottle may be secured to a support structure and the trailing end of the bottle may be secured to a weighted structure. The bottle is suspended in a heated chamber via the support structure until the adhesive fails, causing the weighted clamp to fall within the chamber. An elapsed time to failure is determined for the bottle and compared to a benchmark time and/or metric as an indicator of how the adhesive is likely to perform during shipping and/or storing the bottle. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260636 | PRESSING AND TEARING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PEELING RATE TESTS - The present application relates to a pressing and tearing apparatus and method for peeling rate tests, wherein the apparatus comprises a working table configured to place a sample; a press mechanism disposed above the working table, and being capable of synchronously rolling and translating relative to the working table; an input unit configured for inputting a preset pressing force value and a preset tearing force value; a pressure sensor and tension sensor; a controller electrically connected to the input unit, the pressure sensor, and the tension sensor respectively; and a drive mechanism configured to drive the working table to move upward or downward and drive the press mechanism to roll and translate synchronously relative to the working table under the control of the controller. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260637 | Systems and methods for measuring absorbed humidity in a composite material - Systems are provided for measuring absorbed humidity in a composite material, including an item of composite material which includes a plurality of plies of material consolidated through the action of pressure and heat, wherein each ply of material is formed from a resin matrix reinforced with a fibre material, an insert embedded in the composite material, which is positioned in an interface zone between a first and a second ply of material, and in which at least one cavity is formed, in fluid communication with first and second ply of material, and an ambient humidity sensor positioned inside the cavity, capable of providing a signal indicating the humidity content in the atmosphere present inside the cavity. Corresponding methods are also provided. | 2015-09-17 |
20150260638 | Optical Transmission Cell With Minimized Spurious Absorption - A spectroscopic measuring device for minimizing spurious absorption due to undesired gases. The device includes a probe body, or a transmission cell formed from a central measurement cell and first and second probe bodies. Each probe body is subject to leakage of undesired gas, especially over time in the presence of high pressure gas. Each probe body includes a bore located between a primary window disposed at or near a distal end and a secondary window located at or near the proximal end. It being observed that the absorbance is proportional to the pathlength and inversely proportional to the volume as long as the pressure in the probe body remains low compared to that in the measurement cell, a glass filler rod is located in the bore and a is void located adjacent to the filler glass rod, thereby minimizing spurious absorption even in the presence of leakage | 2015-09-17 |